The Ocean Foundation na Mahadum nke Havana's Marine Research Center: 21 Afọ nke Sayensị, Nchọpụta, na Enyi.

N'izu a, The Ocean Foundation gara emume ncheta afọ 50th nke Mahadum Havana. Centro de Investigiones Marinas (CIM, Marine Research Center), ebe a ghọtara TOF maka afọ 21 nke mmekorita ya na CIM na sayensị mmiri na Cuba. Ọrụ TOF na CIM malitere na 1999 mgbe TOF Fernando Bretos zutere onye isi CIM n'oge ahụ, Dr. Maria Elena Ibarra. Mmasị Dr. Ibarra nwere maka nchekwa mmiri na iso ndị otu mba ụwa na-emekọ ihe bụ ihe mere TOF ji emekọrịta ihe na CIM mbụ.

Ọrụ mmekorita mbụ nke TOF-CIM gụnyere nyocha nke mkpokọta ụtụ taxonomic CIM na 1999. Kemgbe ahụ, mmekorita TOF-CIM etolitela gụnyere nchekwa oke osimiri na Guanahacabibes National Park nke Cuba, njem nyocha n'akụkụ ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ n'akụkụ oke osimiri Cuban, mmụta ịkụ azụ mba ụwa. mgbanwe, njem nlegharị anya iji nyochaa spawn coral, na nso nso a oru ngo maka ịmụ na ichekwa azụ azụ na Cuba. Mmekọrịta ndị a ebutela nsonaazụ nchekwa dị mkpa wee bụrụ ihe ndabere maka akwụkwọ akwụkwọ doctoral 30 na nna ukwu maka ụmụ akwụkwọ CIM. CIM abụrụla onye mmekọ ogologo oge na TOF's Trinational Initiative for Marine Science and Conservation na Gulf of Mexico & Western Caribbean.

Alejandra Navarrete nke TOF na Katie Thompson gara emume izu a. Oriakụ Navarrete nwetara ihe nrite n'aka CIM maka ọtụtụ afọ TOF nke mmekorita yana nkwado nke CIM. Ms. Thompson nyere ihe ngosi "The Ocean Foundation na CIM: 21 afọ nke sayensị, nchọpụta, na ọbụbụenyi" na panel "International Scientific Relations and Capacity Building" nke onye isi CIM bụ Patricia González kwadoro. TOF nwere obi ụtọ ịnọgide na-arụkọ ọrụ na CIM ruo ọtụtụ afọ na sayensị mmiri na nchekwa na Cuba na mpaghara Caribbean.